Re: removal of original kernel in RH 7.2
On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 00:52, Anita Lewis wrote: On Tue, 25 Dec 2001 17:21:19 +1100, James McDonald wrote: Hello All, I don't know if this is a dumb question or not but I have recompiled my RH7.2 Kernel to include support for ntfs and dynamic disk volumes (It's living on the same disk as XP). What I would like to know is there a method of removing the original kernel etc. Or will I break something if I just go in and delete it. Cheers I usually keep the old kernel in /boot and in lilo.conf until I'm sure the new one works. Then I use 'rm' to remove it from /boot along with its matching System.map and I take the stanza for it out of /etc/lilo.conf and rewrite LILO to the mbr. You will be keeping the source and since it is the same kernel, the modules in /lib/modules will have the same directory as the old one. I mention this, because if I change kernel versions, I remove the old source from /usr/src and the old modules as well. You will just be removing the vmlinuz from /boot since you have not changed kernel versions. Just be sure the new one works first. As far as the SOURCE goes, it is complete safe to rm -rf /usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10/ The other directory you can clean out is /lib/modules/2.4.7-10 as this is quite large. Naturally and of course, it is assumed your new kernel is up and running before you do any of the above. -- http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: removal of original kernel in RH 7.2
Recently, somebody somewhere said: I don't know if this is a dumb question or not but I have recompiled my RH7.2 Kernel to include support for ntfs and dynamic disk volumes (It's living on the same disk as XP). What I would like to know is there a method of removing the original kernel etc. Or will I break something if I just go in and delete it. Cheers I would remove the rpm (rpm -ev ?), after, I repeat after getting your new one singing. Then allow for the fact that lilo.conf is screwed, edit it and run lilo again. -- Regards, Declan Moriarty Applied Researches - Ireland's Foremost Electronic Hardware Genius A Slightly Serious(TM) Company Success covers a multitude of blunders - G.B. Shaw. ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: removal of original kernel in RH 7.2
--- Declan Moriarty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Recently, somebody somewhere said: I don't know if this is a dumb question or not but I have recompiled my RH7.2 Kernel to include support for ntfs and dynamic disk volumes (It's living on the same disk as XP). What I would like to know is there a method of removing the original kernel etc. Or will I break something if I just go in and delete it. Cheers I would remove the rpm (rpm -ev ?), after, I repeat after getting your new one singing. Then allow for the fact that lilo.conf is screwed, edit it and run lilo again. Unless you are very pressed for space, i'd leave the original kernel where it is. It never hurts to have a known good kernel sitting around in case of an emergency. = Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
